Zaydun ghāʾibun. Sāfara ilā Makkata.
Zayd is absent. He has travelled to Mecca.
If the context makes the listener ask 'Why is he absent?', the second sentence functions as a resumed answer. If the speaker merely intends two separate reports, the analysis may differ.
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Explanatory Resumption (Istiʾnāf) and Types of Implied Question
Zaydun ghāʾibun. Sāfara ilā Makkata.
Zayd is absent. He has travelled to Mecca.
If the context makes the listener ask 'Why is he absent?', the second sentence functions as a resumed answer. If the speaker merely intends two separate reports, the analysis may differ.